Families and Communities
For definitions, see: http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/families-and-communities/definitions-and-background
Student Characteristics
State
Your district
Student eligibility for subsidized lunch
43%
59%
Students from Various Racial/Ethnic Backgrounds
Students Receiving ESL/Bilingual Education Services
5%
2%
Students Receiving Special Education Services
16%
18%
Summary Paragraph(s) For each heading above, write a paragraph describing a key aspect of your district. Remember to begin with strong, insightful topic sentence, use quantitative evidence to support your thesis, and include comparisons when they are useful. Necap
The New England Common Assessment Program is used as a standard test for children, specifically ink the state of Rhode Island. Each student is required to begin taking the exams when they reach the third grade and continue through grade school until their eleventh grade year. NECAPs are used to show how the school is improving over time. In the 2010-2011 school year, the NECAP percentages are slightly lower in the district compared to the state. In some subjects, such as writing and science the NECAP scores drop significantly as students get into the higher grades. However the scores for reading stay close to the same percentage. For example, the NECAP scores for math in the third grade come in at 62% for the state, and 50% for the district. However, in the eleventh grade, the math score for the state is only 33% while the district is only 19%. Though these are the results of the children's test scores, the teachers have a large influence on the proficiency of the education for them.
Teaching As far as teachers are concerned in Newport, it's hard to label them as good or bad. However, there is always room for improvement. There is one percent of teachers in the entire state of Rhode Island that have an 'emergency certification.' This means they did not qualify to be fully certified by the state, so it would be assumed that they are missing something. I would say one percent isn't awful, and Newport's district has less than one percent 'emergency certified.' Newport also has a great amount of Highly Qualified Teachers. In the district there is only one percent of teachers that are not highly qualified teachers, which means they are not meeting one or more of the following criteria: "1)have a bachelor's degree, 2)hold full state certification and 3) demonstrate subject matter competency in the core academic subject(s) by having a major or its equivalent or by passing a rigorous content knowledge test. Having so many highly qualified teachers in a district can only help to make sure there is "no child left behind." In Newport it is especially nice because they also have a low teacher to student ratio.
Families Although Newport is thought of by most outsiders as an upper class city, that is not the case. More than half of Newport's district students are eligible for subsidized lunch. Which means that their families incomes are below a certain amount. Also, a good percentage of students in Newport are receiving special education services. IN the state, only sixteen percent of students are receiving these services, while eighteen percent in Newport are.
State and District Data Collection
Students • Teaching • Families
By: Kelly Lakin and Samantha Morris
Use the InfoWorks Live website at http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/ to collect the necessary data to describe your school district.
Student Achievement
For definitions of key terms, see: http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/student-achievement/definitions-and-background
NECAP
Teaching
For definitions, see: http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/teaching/definitions-and-background
Teachers
Families and Communities
For definitions, see: http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/families-and-communities/definitions-and-background
Summary Paragraph(s)
For each heading above, write a paragraph describing a key aspect of your district. Remember to begin with strong, insightful topic sentence, use quantitative evidence to support your thesis, and include comparisons when they are useful.
Necap
The New England Common Assessment Program is used as a standard test for children, specifically ink the state of Rhode Island. Each student is required to begin taking the exams when they reach the third grade and continue through grade school until their eleventh grade year. NECAPs are used to show how the school is improving over time. In the 2010-2011 school year, the NECAP percentages are slightly lower in the district compared to the state. In some subjects, such as writing and science the NECAP scores drop significantly as students get into the higher grades. However the scores for reading stay close to the same percentage. For example, the NECAP scores for math in the third grade come in at 62% for the state, and 50% for the district. However, in the eleventh grade, the math score for the state is only 33% while the district is only 19%. Though these are the results of the children's test scores, the teachers have a large influence on the proficiency of the education for them.
Teaching
As far as teachers are concerned in Newport, it's hard to label them as good or bad. However, there is always room for improvement. There is one percent of teachers in the entire state of Rhode Island that have an 'emergency certification.' This means they did not qualify to be fully certified by the state, so it would be assumed that they are missing something. I would say one percent isn't awful, and Newport's district has less than one percent 'emergency certified.' Newport also has a great amount of Highly Qualified Teachers. In the district there is only one percent of teachers that are not highly qualified teachers, which means they are not meeting one or more of the following criteria: "1)have a bachelor's degree, 2)hold full state certification and 3) demonstrate subject matter competency in the core academic subject(s) by having a major or its equivalent or by passing a rigorous content knowledge test. Having so many highly qualified teachers in a district can only help to make sure there is "no child left behind." In Newport it is especially nice because they also have a low teacher to student ratio.
Families
Although Newport is thought of by most outsiders as an upper class city, that is not the case. More than half of Newport's district students are eligible for subsidized lunch. Which means that their families incomes are below a certain amount. Also, a good percentage of students in Newport are receiving special education services. IN the state, only sixteen percent of students are receiving these services, while eighteen percent in Newport are.